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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants